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DairyCast 0433 Show Notes:

• Should animal agriculture continue to have access to antibiotics?  This question and others was discussed by a wide range of stakeholders in the use of antibiotics in food animals under the leadership of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.  A panel including representatives from poultry, beef, dairy and swine logged in to share thoughts and answer questions in this Q&A audio.
• Link to all presentations from NIAA's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals: A dialogue for a common purpose

DairyCast 0431 Show Notes:

• The U.S. Farmer & Rancher Alliance worked to reach across the aisle with the recent 'Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting'.  The nation wide conversation featured four locations and top agrimarketers, retailers and consumer advocates.  Today we share a few comments from the opening session in Washington, D.C.
• Link to the Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting videos.

Charlie Arnot, The Center for Food Integrity, provides an overview of the Food System Summit program October 25-26, 2011 in Chicago. Dr. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President, Market Transformations with the World Wildlife Fund, will present a keynote address during the Summit; Jim Moseley, Co-Chair, AGree Transforming Food & Ag Policy, will be the featured speaker; and Joe Quinn, Senior Director, Issue Management and Strategic Outreach for Walmart Corporate Affairs, will provide the closing keynote address.

DairyCast 0429 Show Notes:

• CFI's Charlie Arnot overviews the Food System Summit program October 25-26 in Chicago.
• Information on National Institute For Animal Agriculture's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals Conference October 26-27 in Chicago.

DairyCast 0419 Show Notes:

• In this year's July 4th feature we share a conversation with Jack Welch on leadership and management planning.  Mr. Welch was a guest at MIT's Sloan School of Management.
• Link to the Jack Welch Institute is here.
• Link to MIT's full video is here.

Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, Unison Resource Company, states that everyone needs to be around the table when discussing "economically viable, environmental sustainable, and social responsible food"

So who's sitting around the table?

From the 2011 Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, April 11 - 14, San Antonio, TX USA.

DairyCast 0414 Show Notes:

• Charlie Arnot of the Center for Food Integrity shares his perspective on the consumer environment and agriculture's need to address their concerns with the general session of the annual conference for the National Institute of Animal Agriculture.
• Full video presentation from the conference.